Welcome to the forum. Do listen to your son as the kids around his age knows the latest before oldies like me. My son(19) always come to me asking, did you buy this crypto and always give me a stare when my answer is NO.

@legomaracas are you a member of BitStamp.com. I sent a wire yesterday in the afternoon and BitStamp confirm this morning receiving the wire. The wire was sent through TD Canada Trust. I am in Toronto.
You can also try this option
https://www.gonetcoins.com/redeem/
I have never used them and not affiliated in any way.

Wife fees :). Welcome to the club @Fazezivo118.
I saw few selling BTC on localbitcoins.com but the price is really high. I have been using CoinBase.com with my TD Visa card to buy BTC and than sending those to BitStamp, Kraken for XRP purchases. Also, you can look into wiring money to your choice of exchange if they have the option. My experience with Bitstamp is very good and the money arrived their within 2 days which I used for XRP purchases.

JPMorgan Unveils Blockchain Money Transfer Project; So Much For 'Bitcoin Is A Fraud'
http://www.investopedia.com/news/jpmorgan-unveils-blockchain-money-transfer-project-so-much-bitcoin-fraud/?partner=YahooSA&yptr=yahoo